World's 20 smartest countries

The U.S. may have a lot of money, but when it comes to brains, we don't even crack the Top 10, according to a ranking of countries with the highest IQ scores by StatisticsBrain.com. Here are the world's 20 smartest countries:

19. (tie) United States -- 98 average IQ

19. (tie) Australia -- 98

19. (tie) Denmark -- 98

19. (tie) France -- 98

19. (tie) Mongolia -- 98

16. (tie) Hungary -- 99

16. (tie) Poland -- 99

16. (tie) Spain -- 99

12. (tie) Belgium -- 100

12. (tie) China -- 100

12. (tie) New Zealand -- 100

12. (tie) United Kingdom -- 100

6. (tie) Austria -- 102

6. (tie) Germany -- 102

6. (tie) Italy -- 102

6. (tie) The Netherlands -- 102

5. Singapore -- 103

4. Taiwan -- 104

3. Japan -- 105

2. South Korea -- 106

1. Hong Kong -- 107

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